Teemu Selanne

Game 7s were once an occasional form of advancement, not a stumbling block, for the Ducks. Before the 2009 playoffs, they were 2-1 when it came to Game 7s. Not a great sample size, but the Ducks managed series victories in 2006 (Calgary) and 1997 (Phoenix), and lost the 2003 Stanley Cup Final to the New Jersey Devils. Since then, the Ducks are 0-3 in series that extend to seven games. Last year, they lost to the Kings in the second round after holding a 3-2 series advantage. In 2013, the Ducks stumbled against the Detroit Red Wings in the first round after being ahead, 3-2. Detroit also knocked off Anaheim in 2009 in the second round. A closer look at those three playoff rounds as...

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Game 7s were once an occasional form of advancement, not a stumbling block, for the Ducks.
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No more tilting at second-round windmills.
For the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in 2007, the Ducks got out of the second round of the playoffs. They reached the NHL's Final Four, earning a showdown against Chicago in the Western Conference...

The public enemy thing was ramped down, a bit, in Calgary for Games 3 and 4 of the Ducks-Flames series.
Not that they stopped booing Ducks center Ryan Kesler. Of course they did.
This is about degree of dislike. On the Canadian meter of Kesler dislike —...

Ducks General Manager Bob Murray got many calls from his peers before the trade deadline asking if he'd be willing to deal Matt Beleskey, not because of any failing on the 26-year-old left wing's part but because of economics. Beleskey was having a career...

And now, some potential tree therapy during a two-day break in this Western Conference semifinal series.
Toss in some fresh mountain air, a few snow flurries and wildlife sightings Wednesday … and the Ducks were recharging and regrouping after a 4-3...

Calgary Flames 4, Ducks 3 (End of overtime)
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A hockey season can turn on a word here, a play there … a moment seized by a player whose credibility guarantees that not only will teammates listen to him, but they'll take his words to heart.
One of those potentially pivotal moments occurred in Game...

The Ducks continue to power their way through the Western Conference playoffs, unfettered and unbeaten after six games. They tied a franchise record with their sixth straight victory Sunday, a 3-0 win over the Calgary Flames in Game 2.
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Baseball's pitching rotation meets hockey's goalie shuffle.
The rather incredible thing is that the Ducks are not one of the nine...

The Ducks tempted fate again and still won.
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When Corey Perry was 21 and a quietly observant NHL rookie, he played a supporting role as the Ducks reached the 2006 Western Conference finals. The following season, Perry and linemate Ryan Getzlaf led the team in playoff scoring but still deferred to...

It was almost two years ago to the day that Teemu Selanne helped celebrate the Ducks’ return to the playoffs by scoring the game-winning goal in Game 1 against Detroit in the first round.
Last year, he retired from the sport after the Ducks exited in the...

When it comes to grabbing the Southland hockey fans' attention, the Ducks have been left lately to settle for scraps.
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Sami Vatanen kept insisting he was ready to return from the unspecified lower-body injury that sidelined him since Feb. 15 and help the Ducks.
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It was a coincidence, not a message, that the Ducks assigned newly recalled left wing Emerson Etem to sit in the locker stall previously occupied by Teemu Selanne at the Honda Center.
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It wasn’t a decision as much as it was second nature.
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